SealsAnatolian4th-3rd millennium BCE
Steatite cylinder seal with diamond shapes
4th-3rd millennium BCE
Description
Deeply cut overlapping diagonal lines creating a central frieze of diamonds, with triangles above and below, lozenge shape within each.
Dimensions
1.8 x 1.6 cm (11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Provenance
Louise M. and George E. Bates, Camden, ME (by 1971-1992), gift; to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1992.
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